Infinite loop in Apache NimBLE - CVE-2024-24746
Published: April 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88227
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24746
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in GATT server. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Affected software
Apache NimBLE
ESP-IDF
ESP-IDF
How to mitigate CVE-2024-24746
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache NimBLE - update to 1.7.0
ESP-IDF - update to 5.3
ESP-IDF - update to 5.3